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<InformationPage title={'Privacy Policy'}> <InformationPage title={'Privacy Policy'}>
<div className="inner info-inner"> <div className="inner info-inner">
<section> <section>
<p className="lastupdate">
<i>
The Scratch Privacy Policy was last updated: May 23, 2018
</i>
</p>
<p className="intro"> <p className="intro">
We made Scratch so people like you could create projects, Scratch understands how important privacy is to our
share ideas, and build a community. To make this happen, community, especially kids and parents. We wrote this
we collect some information for our users. The Scratch Team Privacy Policy to explain what information we collect
understands how important privacy is to our community, through our website (scratch.mit.edu) (the Site), how we
especially kids and parents. We wrote this privacy policy use, process, and share it, and what we're doing to keep it
to explain what information we collect, how we use it, safe. It also tells you about your rights and choices with
and what we&#39;re doing to keep it safe. If you have any respect to your information, and how you can{' '}
questions regarding this privacy policy, you can{' '} <a href="/contact-us">contact us</a> if you have any
<a href="/contact-us">contact us</a>. questions or concerns.
</p> </p>
<p className="callout"> <p className="callout">
Please do not share personal contact information, such as If you would like to build projects with Scratch without
your name, physical address, email address, phone number, submitting any Personal Information to us, you can download
or anything else that can be used to make contact outside the <a href="/download">Scratch Offline Editor</a>. Projects
of the Scratch website. Please report projects, comments, created in the <a href="/download">Scratch Offline Editor</a>
or forum posts that contain this kind of information so {' '}are not accessible by the Scratch Team, and using the
the Scratch team can remove it, and please remind the offline editor does not disclose any personally identifying
author of our policy. information to Scratch unless you upload these projects to
the Scratch online community.
</p> </p>
</section> </section>
<section id="collection"> <section id="collection">
<dl> <dl>
<span className="nav-spacer" /> <span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>What information does the Scratch Team collect about me?</h3> <h3>What personal information does the Scratch Team collect about me?</h3>
<dt>Account Information: </dt> <p>
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, Personal
Information means any information relating to an
identified or identifiable individual. We obtain
Personal Information relating to you from various
sources described below.
</p>
<p>
Where applicable, we indicate whether and why you must
provide us with your Personal Information, as well as
the consequences of failing to do so. If you do not
provide Personal Information when requested, you may not
be able to benefit from our Site if that information is
necessary to provide you with the service or if we are
legally required to collect the information.
</p>
<dt>Account Information</dt>
<dd> <dd>
In order to build projects or comment on other users&#39; projects, In order to share projects, create studios, or post
you need to make an account. During account creation, we ask you comments, you need to make an account. During account
for a username, your country, birth month and year, gender, and creation, we ask you for a username, your country, birth
your email address (or your parent or guardian&#39;s email address if month and year, gender, and your email address (or your
you are under 13 years old). We ask that you select a user name parent or guardian's email address if you are under 16
that does not disclose your real name or other information that years old). We ask that you select a username that does
could identify you. Other users can see your username and country, not disclose your real name or other information that
but not your age, gender, or email address. could identify you. Other users can see your username
and country, but not your age, gender, or email address.
</dd> </dd>
<dt>User-generated Content: </dt> <dt>User-generated Content</dt>
<dd> <dd>
All of your Scratch projects, comments, and forum posts are stored We collect any information that you provide to us when
on the Scratch servers. Other users can see your shared projects, you create Scratch projects (including unshared
comments, and forum posts, along with your username. Because the projects), write comments, or post on our forums.
Scratch Team is responsible for moderation, we have access to all
content stored on the Scratch website, including unshared projects.
If you prefer to work on projects in complete privacy, you can use
either the <a href="/download">Scratch 2</a>{' '}
or <a href="/scratch_1.4">Scratch 1.4</a> offline editor.
</dd> </dd>
<dt>Usage Information: </dt> <dt>Communications</dt>
<dd> <dd>
When you use Scratch, our servers will automatically store a limited If you contact us directly, we may receive additional
amount of information about how you use the website. This information information about you. For example, when you contact our
includes a number that identifies your computer (the IP address), which Customer Support Team, we may receive your name, email
pages you visited, and what browser you are using. address, phone number, the contents of a message or
attachments that you may send to us, and other
information you choose to provide.
</dd> </dd>
<dt>Google Analytics: </dt> <dt>
Personal Information We Collect Automatically From Your
Use of the Site
</dt>
<dd> <dd>
We also collect some data on where you click and which parts of the When you use Scratch, we and our third-party service
site you visit using Google Analytics. This &#34;click data&#34; helps us figure providers collect information about you and your device
out ways to improve the website. Information collected and processed by through automated means, such as cookies and web server
Google Analytics includes the user&#39;s IP address, network location, and logs. By using Scratch, you consent to the placement of
geographic location. Google Analytics acquires all its information cookies and similar technologies in your browser in
directly from the user, by installing a cookie (see below) on your accordance with this Privacy Policy. The information
computer, if you have enabled JavaScript. Scratch does not share any collected in this manner includes your IP address,
information it collects with Google, and Google does not collect any network location, what browser you are using, device IDs
personal identifying information about you. and characteristics, operating system version, language
preferences, referring URLs, and information about the
usage of our site.
</dd> </dd>
<dt>Cookies: </dt>
<dd> <dd>
When you log in, the Scratch website asks your browser to put an http We use this information, for example, to ensure that the
&#34;cookie&#34; on your computer. The cookie is actually a small text file site functions properly, to determine how many users
that our site can send to your browser for storage on your computer. have visited certain pages, or to prevent fraud. We use
This allows the website to remember that you are logged in when you IP address information to derive your approximate
go to a different page. location. We also work with analytics providers, such
as Google Analytics, which use cookies and similar
technologies to collect and analyze information about
use of the site and report on activities and trends.
These services may also collect information about the
use of other websites, apps, and online resources. You
can learn more about Googles practices by going to{' '}
<a href="https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/">
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/</a>.
</dd>
<dd>
If you do not want information collected through the use
of cookies, most browsers allow you to automatically
decline cookies or be given the choice of declining or
accepting the transfer to your computer of a particular
cookie (or cookies) from a particular site. You may also
wish to refer to{' '}
<a href="http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html">
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html</a>.
If, however, you do not accept cookies, you may
experience some inconvenience in your use of Scratch.
</dd> </dd>
</dl> </dl>
</section> </section>
<section id="usage"> <section id="usage">
<dl>
<span className="nav-spacer" /> <span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>How does the Scratch Team use my information?</h3> <h3>How does the Scratch Team use my personal information?</h3>
<p></p>
<dt>Internal and Service-Related Usage</dt>
<dd>
We use Personal Information for internal and Site-related
purposes, including to operate, provide, and maintain the
Site.
</dd>
<dt>Analytics and Improving the Site</dt>
<dd>
We and our service providers use Personal Information
that we collect on the Site, such as your location and
your activities on the Site, to monitor and analyze
usage of the Site and to improve and enhance the Site.
</dd>
<dt>Communications</dt>
<dd>
We may send emails to an email address you provide to us
for customer-service or technical-support purposes, to
send you information about topics or content that we
think may interest you, or updates about the latest
developments or features on the Site. We may also send a
newsletter to the email address you provide to us if you
subscribe to receive the newsletter. Parents and
guardians who register their under-16 year olds for
Scratch may also receive additional updates from the
Scratch Foundation, a non-profit that supports Scratch
educational initiatives.
</dd>
<dt>Aggregate Data</dt>
<dd>
We may de-identify and aggregate information collected
through the Site for statistical analysis and other
lawful purpose, including in research studies intended
to improve our understanding of how people learn with
Scratch. The results of this research are shared with
educators and researchers through conferences, journals,
and other publications. You can find out more on our{' '}
<a href="/research">Research page</a>.
</dd>
<dt>Legal</dt>
<dd>
We may use your Personal Information to enforce our{' '}
<a href="/terms_of_use">Terms of Use</a>, to defend our
legal rights, and to comply with our legal obligations
and internal policies. We moderate all content posted to
Scratch, including unshared projects, comments, and
forum posts.
</dd>
<dd>
If you are located in the European Economic Area, we
only process your Personal Information based on a valid
legal ground, including when:
</dd>
<ul> <ul>
<li> <li>
We collect age and gender data so that we know who is using our You have consented to the use of your Personal
website. Information, for example, to receive electronic
marketing communications;
</li> </li>
<li> <li>
If you forget your password, we will ask you to disclose to us We need your Personal Information to provide our
your birth month and year so that we can verify your account, and services, including for account registration, to
your email address so that we can send you a new password. respond to your inquiries, or for customer support;
</li> </li>
<li> <li>
We will use your email address to respond to messages you send us We have a legal obligation to use your Personal
or to communicate with you about the Scratch service or your account. Information; or
</li> </li>
<li> <li>
We send out occasional email updates about Scratch to the confirmed We or a third party have a legitimate interest in
email address on your account. Scratch will never sell or share your using your Personal Information. In particular, we
email address without your permission. You can unsubscribe from these have a legitimate interest in using your Personal
updates by clicking the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the Information to personalize our services and provide
email. you with tailored content, conduct business
</li> analytics, and otherwise improve the safety,
<li> security, and performance of our Site. We only rely
Parents and guardians who register their under-13 year olds for on our or a third partys legitimate interests to
Scratch may also receive additional updates from the{' '} process your Personal Information when these
<a href="http://www.scratchfoundation.org/">Scratch Foundation</a>, interests are not overridden by your rights and
a non-profit that supports Scratch educational initiatives. interests.
The Scratch Foundation will never sell or share your email
address without your permission. You can unsubscribe from these
updates by clicking the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of
the email.
</li>
<li>
If we detect repeated abusive behavior from your account, IP address,
or email address, we may share your account name, IP address, and the
time and content of the abusive behavior with the IP address owner
(such as a school or internet service provider).
</li>
<li>
We may use de-identified location, age, gender, and usage data
in research studies intended to improve our understanding of
how people learn with Scratch. The results of this research are
shared with educators and researchers through conferences,
journals, and other publications. You can find out more on our{' '}
<a href="/info/research">Research page</a>.
</li>
<li>
We may disclose some of the information we collect to third-party
service providers that help us manage communications to and from
the Scratch website and improve website performance. We are
satisfied that these service providers have privacy policies that
restrict them from further disclosing any of your information.
</li>
<li>
Other than as described above, we will never share personally
identifiable information about you with any other person,
company, or organization, except:
<ul>
<li>
As required to comply with our obligations under the law.
</li>
<li>
For technical reasons, if we are required to transfer the
data on our servers to another location or organization.
</li> </li>
</ul> </ul>
</dl>
</section>
<section id="share">
<span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>How Does Scratch Share my Personal Information?</h3>
<p>
We disclose information that we collect through the Site to
third parties in the following circumstances:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
To third-party service providers who provide services
such as website hosting, data analysis, information
technology and related infrastructure provisions,
customer service, email delivery, and other services.
</li> </li>
<li> <li>
Scratch reserves the right to share user information with the We may also disclose your Personal Information with your
appropriate authorities (including schools, school districts, permission. We may seek your permission in various ways.
and law enforcement, when necessary) for the purposes of protecting For example, we may present you with an opt-in prompt
the safety of users, other individuals, or the security of the site. when you register to use the Site or access certain
content.
</li>
<li>
To a potential or actual acquirer, successor, or
assignee as part of any reorganization, merger, sale,
joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other
disposition of all or any portion of our organization or
assets. You will have the opportunity to opt out of any
such transfer if the new entitys planned processing of
your information differs materially from that set forth
in this Privacy Policy.
</li>
<li>
If required to do so by law or in the good faith belief
that such action is appropriate: (a) under applicable
law, including laws outside your country of residence;
(b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to
requests from public and government authorities, such
as school, school districts, and law enforcement,
including public and government authorities outside your
country of residence; (d) to enforce our terms and
conditions; (e) to protect our operations or those of
any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our rights,
privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our
affiliates, you, or others; and (g) to allow us to
pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we
may sustain.
</li> </li>
</ul> </ul>
</section> </section>
<section id="update"> <section id="thirdparties">
<span className="nav-spacer" /> <span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>How can I update my personal information?</h3> <h3>Third Party Services</h3>
<p> <p>
You can update your password, email address, and country through This Privacy Policy applies only to the processing of your
the <a href="/account/password_change">Account Settings</a> page. Personal Information by Scratch. It does not address, and we
You can also reset your password through the{' '} are not responsible for, the privacy, information, or other
<a href="/account/password_reset">Account Reset</a>{' '} practices of any third parties, including any third party
page. You cannot change your username, but you can make a new operating any site or service to which the Site links. The
account and manually copy your projects to the new account. inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement
of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates.
</p> </p>
</section>
<section id="rights">
<span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>Your Rights and Choices</h3>
<p></p>
<dl>
<dt>Updating Your Information</dt>
<dd>
You can update your password, email address, and country
through the <a href="/account/password_change">Account
Settings</a> page. You can also reset your password
through the <a href="/account/password_reset">Account
Reset</a> page. You cannot change your username, but you
can make a new account and manually copy your projects
to the new account.
</dd>
<dd>
If you want to delete your account, login to Scratch,
and then click your username in the top right-hand
corner. Select "Account Settings," then click the "I
want to delete my account" link at the bottom of the
page. Deleting your account hides all information from
public view, but does not remove all of your information
from our servers. If you want to have all of your
information removed from our servers, please contact
help@scratch.mit.edu for assistance.
</dd>
<dt>Marketing Communications</dt>
<dd>
If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to
receive marketing communications from us, please follow
the unsubscribe instructions provided in any of the
communications. You may also opt out from receiving
email from us by sending your request to us by email at
help@scratch.mit.edu. Please be aware that, even after
you opt out from receiving marketing communications from
us, you may continue to receive administrative messages
from us regarding the Site.
</dd>
<dt>Your Data Protection Rights (EEA)</dt>
<dd>
In certain jurisdictions, you have the right to request
access and receive information about the Personal
Information we maintain about you, to update and correct
inaccuracies in your Personal Information, to restrict
or object to the processing of your Personal
Information, to have the information blocked,
anonymized, or deleted, as appropriate, or to exercise
your right to data portability to easily transfer your
Personal Information to another company. Those rights
may be limited in some circumstances by local law
requirements. In addition to the above-mentioned rights,
you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a
competent supervisory authority subject to applicable
law.
</dd>
<dd>
Where required by law, we obtain your consent for the
processing of certain Personal Information collected by
cookies or similar technologies, or used to send you
direct marketing communications, or when we carry out
other processing activities for which consent may be
required. If we rely on consent for the processing of
your Personal Information, you have the right to
withdraw it at any time and free of charge. When you do
so, this will not affect the lawfulness of the
processing before your consent withdrawal.
</dd>
<dd>
To update your preferences, ask us to remove your
information from our mailing lists, or submit a request
to exercise your rights under applicable law, please
contact us as specified in the How to Contact Us
section below.
</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section id="retention">
<span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>Data Retention</h3>
<p> <p>
If you want to delete your account entirely, log in to Scratch, We take measures to delete your Personal Information or keep
and then click your username in the top right-hand corner. Select it in a form that does not allow you to be identified when
&#34;Account Settings,&#34; then click the &#34;I want to delete my account&#34; this information is no longer necessary for the purposes for
link at the bottom of the page. which we process it, unless we are required by law to keep
this information for a longer period. When determining the
retention period, we take into account various criteria,
such as the type of services requested by or provided to
you, the nature and length of our relationship with you,
possible re-enrolment with our services, the impact on the
services we provide to you if we delete some information
from or about you, mandatory retention periods provided by
law and the statute of limitations.
</p> </p>
</section> </section>
<section id="protection"> <section id="protection">
<span className="nav-spacer" /> <span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>How does the Scratch Team protect my information?</h3> <h3>How does the Scratch Team protect my personal information?</h3>
<p> <p>
The Scratch Team has in place physical and electronic procedures The Scratch Team has in place administrative, physical, and
to protect the information we collect on the Scratch website. We technical procedures that are intended to protect the
strictly limit individual access to the Scratch servers and the information we collect on the Scratch website against
data we store on them. However, as effective as these measures accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss,
are, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot completely unauthorized alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access,
guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that misuse, and any other unlawful form of processing of the
the information you supply will not be intercepted while being Personal Information in our possession. For example, we
transmitted to us over the Internet. strictly limit access to the Scratch servers and the data we
store on them. However, as effective as these measures are,
no security system is impenetrable. We cannot completely
guarantee the security of our databases, nor can we
guarantee that the information you supply will not be
intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
</p> </p>
</section> </section>
<section id="changes"> <section id="changes">
<span className="nav-spacer" /> <span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>Notifications of Changes to the Privacy Policy</h3> <h3>Notifications of changes to the Privacy Policy</h3>
<p> <p>
We review our security measures and Privacy Policy on a periodic We review our security measures and Privacy Policy on a
basis, and we may modify our policies as appropriate. We may also periodic basis, and we may modify our policies as
change or update our Privacy Policy if we add new services or appropriate. If we make material changes, we will notify you
features. If we make any changes to our privacy practices, we will through the Site or by sending you an email or other
amend this Privacy Policy accordingly and post the amended policy communication. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy
on the Scratch website. We encourage you to review our Privacy on a regular basis. The Last Updated date at the top of
Policy on a regular basis. this page indicates when this Privacy Policy was last
revised. Your continued use of the Site following these
changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
</p>
</section>
<section id="transfer">
<span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>International Cross-Border Data Transfer</h3>
<p>
Scratch is based in the United States. Personal Information
that we collect may be transferred to, and stored at, any of
our affiliates, partners, or service providers which may be
inside or outside the European Economic Area, including the
United States. By submitting your personal data, you agree
to such transfers.
</p>
</section>
<section id="help">
<span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>What can I do to help protect privacy on Scratch?</h3>
<p>
Please do not share personal contact information (such as
your name, physical address, email address, or phone number)
in projects, comments, profiles, studios, or forum posts.
Please let us know if you see this kind of information by
using the Report link which appears on the page. It is
also important that you maintain the security and control
of your account credentials, and not share your password
with anyone.
</p>
</section>
<section id="contact">
<span className="nav-spacer" />
<h3>Contact Us</h3>
<p>
The Code-to-Learn Foundation d/b/a The Scratch Foundation is
the entity responsible for the processing of your Personal
Information. If you have any questions about this Privacy
Policy, or if you would like to exercise your rights to your
Personal Information, you may contact us at{' '}
<a href="help@scratch.mit.edu">help@scratch.mit.edu</a> or
via mail at:
</p>
<p>
Scratch Foundation<br/>
ATTN: Privacy Policy<br/>
7315 Wisconsin Ave.<br/>
4th Floor West<br/>
Bethesda, MD 20814
</p> </p>
</section> </section>
<p>The Scratch Privacy Policy was last updated: November 2016</p>
</div> </div>
<nav> <nav>
<ol> <ol>
<li><a href="#collection">What information does the Scratch Team collect about me?</a></li> <li><a href="#collection">Collelction</a></li>
<li><a href="#usage">How does the Scratch Team use my information?</a></li> <li><a href="#usage">Usage</a></li>
<li><a href="#update">How can I update my personal information?</a></li> <li><a href="#share">Sharing</a></li>
<li><a href="#protection">How does the Scratch Team protect my information?</a></li> <li><a href="#thirdparties">Third Party Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#changes">Notifications of Changes to the Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="#rights">Rights and Choices</a></li>
<li><a href="#retention">Data Retention</a></li>
<li><a href="#protection">Protection</a></li>
<li><a href="#changes">Notifications of Changes</a></li>
<li><a href="#transfer">Data Transfer</a></li>
<li><a href="#help">How to Help</a></li>
<li><a href="#contact">Contact Us</a></li>
</ol> </ol>
</nav> </nav>
</InformationPage> </InformationPage>